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Texans lineman Weary Tasered, arrested
05:08 PM CST on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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Texans offensive lineman Fred Weary was back at practice Wednesday, a day after he was shot with a Taser and arrested during a traffic stop.
Weary was released from Houston's Central Jail on $1,000 bond Tuesday night and faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest and search, said Houston Police Officer Johanna Abad.
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Weary didn't talk with reporters as he walked off the practice field Wednesday.
Some of his teammates did.
"Get that damn camera outta here," one said.
"Get outta here," yelled another.
Weary did release the following written statement Wednesday: "The incident that I was involved in yesterday was a very unfortunate situation and I'm sorry that it has caused a distraction to the team and my family. I am seeking legal counsel and I am confident that the truth will be revealed as the facts of the case unfold. I just want to put this behind me and focus on playing football for the Houston Texans and helping our team win Sunday against the Buffalo Bills."
Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Weary wouldn't face disciplinary action at this point and that team officials were still "gathering information and understanding exactly what took place."
"Fred, since he's been here with this organization, has been a model teammate and a model Texan for ... (owner Bob McNair) and this organization," Kubiak said Wednesday. "That was before I got here, and he's been the same since I got here. He's a great kid, and I think a lot of him."
Others who know Weary agreed it was completely out of character for him.
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Weary's mug shot
According to a police report, the 29-year-old Weary was pulled over Tuesday in an area near Reliant Stadium where police are on alert because of criminal activity. Police said they noticed Weary "looking very suspicious," and they pulled him over when they noticed the Chevy Impala SS he was driving didn't have a front license plate.
The 6-foot-4, 308-pound Weary angrily asked why he had been pulled over, police said. After he was asked to step out of his car, Weary remained combative and refused their commands, police said. He was shot with a Taser after stepping toward the officers and pushing one officers' hands away.
What happened with Weary is nothing new in the NFL this year. More than a dozen players have been arrested.
Former Texan Steve Foley, who is now with the Chargers, was shot in the leg by police earlier this season and has been charged with resisting arrest.
And the Cincinnati Bengals? Well they are leading the league in off-the- field problems. This season, six of them have been in jail this season.
“I don’t think ‘future’ is a word in their vocabulary,” said Willie Alexander.
Alexander played nine years in the NFL and has often counseled young players.
“They’ve come from Pop Warner, to junior high, to high school, to college, to the pros and I don’t care what anybody says out there, I’ve lived that life. You live in a different world. You are treated differently, and if you don’t have that training around you at home, you don’t have a mentor out there keeping you grounded you can lose sight of reality,” said Alexander.
He said immaturity and money don’t mix.
“The Hollywood young folks, it’s the same thing. When you mix money with youth, you don’t know what you’re going to get,” Alexander said.
Weary plays right guard and wears the number 70 on his jersey.
Weary made a key block in Sunday’s win when the Texans made fourth and inches in the fourth quarter to seal the 13-10 win.
The Texans selected Weary in the third round of the 2002 draft.
He grew up in Alabama and played college ball at Tennessee where he was an All-American.
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